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Fire Outbreak Destroys Part of Rivers Government Secretariat
A fire outbreak on Monday engulfed a section of the Rivers State Government Secretariat located in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The inferno, which reportedly broke out in the part of the complex housing the Rivers State Pension Board, sent panic through the area as smoke billowed from the building. As of the time of […]
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Ogungbangbe Commends Osun LG Staff for Upholding Sit-at-Home Order
The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Chapter, Dr. Nathaniel Kehinde Ogungbangbe, has praised local government workers across the 30 Local Government Areas of the state for their steadfastness, unity, and discipline in complying with the ongoing sit-at-home directive issued by the union. In a statement released on Monday, […]
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Appeal Court Nullifies Makinde’s Suspension of NURTW in Oyo
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has nullified the suspension of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) by Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration, declaring the action unconstitutional and invalid. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Kenneth Ikechukwu Amadi, ruled that the Oyo State Government lacked the legal authority to […]
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Osun NLC Backs NULGE’s Sit-at-home, Warns UBA Against Anti-Labour Practices
…Says council secretariats remain unsafe for resumption The Chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State Council, Comrade (Dr.) Christopher Abimbola Arapasopo (mpi), has reaffirmed the Congress’ support for members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the state. He also urged them to remain resolute and united amid the ongoing […]
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Birthday Anniversary: Gov Adeleke Celebrates Prince Kola Adewusi
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has showered praises on his Deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi, in celebration of his birthday. He described him as a loyal ally and an indispensable pillar in the ongoing transformation of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor lauded Adewusi’s steadfastness, […]
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Gov Adeleke Didn’t Free Murder Suspect — Alimi Clarifies
The Osun State Government has dismissed as false and misleading a recent online publication claiming that Governor Ademola Adeleke granted state pardon to a suspected murderer who allegedly confessed to killing a friend for ritual purposes. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the government described the […]
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Sokoto Residents Plead for Permission to Bear Arms as Attacks by Lakurawa Persist
Communities in Kebbe Local Government Area, Sokoto State, have appealed to the Federal Government for permission to arm themselves for self-defence, following repeated assaults attributed to the Lakurawa terror group. Addressing journalists in Sokoto on Saturday, community leader Alhaji Adamu Kebbe said residents are at the end of their tether after a string of attacks […]
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Gov Adeleke Orders Probe into Amotekun Killings, Sends High-Level Delegation to Akinlalu
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has dispatched a high-powered government delegation to Akinlalu community in Ife-North Local Government Area following the recent violent clash involving operatives of the Amotekun Corps, which led to the deaths of some residents. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke expressed shock over the […]
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Owa Obokun Installs New Oba-Odo of Ilesa
Relief and renewal have come to the ancient city of Ilesa as the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has installed Professor Samuel Iyiola Oni as the new Oba-Odo of Ilesa. The announcement of Prof. Oni’s installation was made by Isaac Haastrup, media aide to the Owa Obokun, […]
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Muslim Traders Breathe Easy as Olojo Festival Levy Ends, Palace Denies Involvement
Relief has finally come the way of Muslim traders in Ile-Ife as they have been exempted from paying compulsory levies tied to the annual Olojo Festival, following weeks of public outcry, petitions, and appeals to religious and traditional leaders. The Artisans, Peasants and Traders Association of Nigeria (APTAN), Ile-Ife branch, in a statement on Thursday […]